The Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic
fire observation station located on
Azure Mountain
Azure Mountain is a mountain near Blue Mountain Road in the Adirondack Park town of Waverly in Franklin County, New York. Azure Mountain is the site of the Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station, a steel tower that was built in 1918 an ...
at
Waverly in
Franklin County, New York
Franklin County is a County (United States), county on the northern border of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. To the north across the Canada–United States border are the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, from east to ...
. The station and contributing resources include a , steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1918, a jeep trail now used as a hiking trail, which extends from the base of the mountain to two former observers' cabins, and a foot trail from the cabins to the summit. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the
Aermotor Corporation to provide a front line of defense in preserving the
Adirondack Forest Preserve
New York's Forest Preserve comprises almost all the lands owned by the state of New York within the Adirondack and Catskill parks. It is managed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
, the Forest Preserve covers nearl ...
from the hazards of forest fires.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
References
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The Fire Towers of New York
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Government buildings completed in 1918
Towers completed in 1918
Buildings and structures in Franklin County, New York
Fire lookout towers in Adirondack Park
Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, New York
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